gag

battuta, scherzo, gag

Battuta o scherzo fatto per far ridere le persone.

In inglese semplice: A joke or playful trick meant to make people laugh.

• Everyone laughed at the gag.
• The film is full of clever visual gags.
• He gave her a rubber spider as a gag gift.

Sinonimi: joke, prank

Espressioni comuni: visual gag, running gag, gag gift

bavaglio

Oggetto messo in bocca o sulla bocca per impedire a qualcuno di parlare o gridare.

In inglese semplice: Something put in or over someone’s mouth to stop them speaking or shouting.

• He removed the gag.
• The prisoner tried to speak through the cloth gag.
• They found her tied to a chair with a gag in her mouth.

Espressioni comuni: remove a gag, cloth gag, gag in someone's mouth

divieto di parlare, bavaglio

Regola ufficiale che vieta di discutere di un determinato argomento o caso.

In inglese semplice: An official rule that stops people from discussing a particular subject or case.

• The judge issued a gag order.
• The gag prevented reporters from naming the witness.
• The court lifted the gag after the trial ended.

Come si usa: a gag on someone/something (The judge imposed a gag on discussion of the evidence.)

Sinonimi: speech ban, gag order

Espressioni comuni: gag order, press gag, lift a gag

avere conati di vomito

Reagire come se si stesse per vomitare, spesso per qualcosa che tocca la gola o per disgusto.

In inglese semplice: To react as if you are going to vomit, often because something touches your throat or disgusts you.

• The smell made me gag.
• He gagged as the doctor examined his throat.
• She started gagging after tasting the spoiled milk.

Come si usa: gag on something (He gagged on a piece of dry bread.); gag at something (She gagged at the smell of rotten fish.)

Sinonimi: retch, heave

Espressioni comuni: gag on something, gag at something, start to gag

imbavagliare, mettere a tacere

Impedire a qualcuno di parlare pubblicamente di qualcosa con regole, ordini o minacce.

In inglese semplice: To stop someone speaking publicly about something by using rules, orders, or threats.

• The government tried to gag the press.
• Staff were gagged by a strict confidentiality agreement.
• A court order gagged the witnesses until the trial was over.

Sinonimi: silence, censor

Espressioni comuni: gag the press, gag someone's critics, gag an employee